1. Weaponizing bias: An analysis of polarized media during the Kavanaugh/Ford hearings Open Access Author: Vogel, Elisa Title: Weaponizing bias: An analysis of polarized media during the Kavanaugh/Ford hearings Area of Honors: Communication Arts and Sciences Keywords: rhetoriccaskavanaughfordcongresstrumpnewsfoxmsnbcmediapolarizationpolitical polarizationbias File: Download Vogel_final_thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Mary Elizabeth Stuckey, Thesis SupervisorLori Ann Bedell, Thesis Honors Advisor